Chicken Taco Soup

The Picky Apple doesn’t really care for soup.  Me?  When I was younger, I used to take soup to school for lunch almost every single day.  In my quest to find a soup that The Picky Apple will eat, we focused on “taco” soups, similar to one he gets in the cafeteria at work.  We’ve [...]

Smoked Sausage, Butternut Squash and Wild Rice Soup

I found this recipe last fall and have made it several times since then.  I seriously think I could eat this soup every day and never get tired of it.  I love love love it!  The only thing that keeps me from making it more often is the work required in getting the butternut squash [...]

Chicken and Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes

All of the recipes I read about on other blogs are really piling up, so I picked a few to try this week.  Melanie at My Kitchen Cafe posted a recipe for Chicken and Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes a couple of weeks ago, but it was still fresh in my mind when I was [...]

Italian Chicken and Vegetable Soup

 This soup is one of the easiest soups I’ve ever thrown together.  It is a Paula Deen recipe (but no butter this time).  My mom “discovered” it, and passed the recipe along to me.  I served it with hot, crusty bread.  It was great!  I don’t have any good pictures this time because I was [...]